Sealable tag



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Patented June 29, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE SEALABLE TAG Charles Bender, Brooklyn, N. Y.

Application April 28, 1937, Serial No. 139,479

3 Claims. (01. 40-21) The invention relates to tags used on articles tongue, as shown. In this manner the ends of which are checked for a period of time at parkthe loop are so effectively clamped between the ing spaces, check rooms or similar places and tongue and the tag that they cannot be withdrawn for other purposes where tags may be used as, without tearing the tag.

5 for example, for price tags. The invention has In Fig. 4, instead of the tongue being formed, for its main object to provide a tag which may as in the case just described, it is cut from the be secured on any article, which will not readily tag 22 itself by forming two slits 23 and 24, be accidentally displaced or removed from the which terminate in short slits 25 and 26 extendarticle, and which can not be taken 01f and reing towards each other. A slit 2'! is cut in the placed without it being noticeable. Another obcenter of the tongue 28. The loop 29 is secured ject is to provide a tag which once having been to the tongue in the manner described for the sealed on an article cannot be used again. Afurother embodiment and a staple 30 secures the ther object is to provide a tag of very simple and loop to the tag. This tag may, of course, also inexpensive construction which can be attached be made with a removable ticket when desired.

to any article with a minimum expenditure of Having described the invention and its obtime and labor. jects, what I claim as new and wish to protect by These and various other objects and advan- Letters Patent.is:-

tages will be readily understood from the follow- 1. A tag of the class described comprising a ing description and from the accompanying drawpiece of material having a tongue formed at one ing of preferred embodiments of the invention, end, an undercut portion provided on said tongue in which, however, modifications may be made and a slit out in the free end of the tongue, 2. without departing from the scope of the appended looped tying member adapted to be secured claims. In the drawing, around an article, the free end of said looped tying Fig. l is a plan view of a tag made in accordmember wound around the undercut part of the ance with the invention; tongue and through the slit in the end of the Fig. 2 illustrates the first step in Securing the tongue, the tongue folded over against the tag, loop to the tag; and a staple clinched through the tag and the Fig. 3 shows the manner in which the tag is tongue to secure the ends of the tying loop. finally sealed to an object; 2. A tag of the class described comprising a Fig. 4 is a plan view of a somewhat modipiece of materialhavinga tongue extending from fied tag; and one end, an undercut portion provided on said Fig. 5 shows how this tag is sealed. tongue and a slit cut in the free end of the tongue,

Referring first to Figs. 1, 2, and 3, the tag cona looped tying member adapted to be secured sists of a piece of cardboard, or other suitable around an article, the free end of said looped material, which is preferably perforated, as shown tying members wound around the undercut part at It], so as to separate the tag into two parts; of the tongue and through the slit in the end of I ll being the tag proper and I2 the ticket atthe tongue, the tongue folded over against the tached thereto. A tongue I 3 is formed at thev tag, and a staple clinched through the tag and upper end of the tag and provided with a narrow the tongue to secure the ends of the tying loop. neck [4 so that two shoulders l5 are formed. A 3. A tag of the class described comprising a slit [6 is cut in the end of the tongue. piece of material slitted at one end to form a When the tag is to be attached to an article tongue, an undercut portion provided in said which is to be checked or stored, the ticket I2 is tongue and a slit cut in the free end of the removed and handed to the person checking the tongue, a looped tying member adapted to be searticle. A loop H, which may either be made of cured around an article, the free end of said wire or cord, is looped around the article and looped tying member wound around the undercut the end of this loop is turned under the shoulders part of the tongue and through the slit in the I5, as shown at l8, then back of the tongue, as end of the tongue, the tongue folded over against shown at l9, through the slit l6 and down over the tag, and a staple clinched through the tag the front of the tongue, as shown at 20. Finaland the tongue to secure the ends of the tying ly the tag is folded over, as shown in Fig. 3, and loop. a staple 2| is clinched through the tag and the CHARLES BENDER. 

